Google’s update for Veo 3.1 lets users create vertical videos through reference images
Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - Google is now allowing users to create vertical videos using references image.
Editor: I'm not sure social media can handle vertical Veo.
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Apple Turns to Google Gemini to Power AI Enhanced Siri
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Apple has announced a multi-year partnership with Google to power Siri using Gemini AI, launching with iOS 26.4 in March or April 2026 for approximately $1 billion annually.The post Apple Turns to Google Gemini to Power AI Enhanced Siri appeared first on …
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Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
The Associated Press / npr - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google's generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, as part of a broader push to feed as much of the military's data as possible…
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Google removes AI health summaries after investigation finds dangerous flaws
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Apple Teams Up With Google for A.I. in Its Products
Kalley Huang / nytimes - Apple was facing increasing questions about its plans for artificial intelligence as other big tech companies invested tens of billions in the technology.
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Alphabet breaks through $4 trillion market value barrier
Berry Zwets / techzine - Alphabet reached a market value of $4 trillion (€3.4 trillion) on Monday. Google’s parent company surpassed Apple for the first time since 2019, making it the second-most-valuable company in the world. Only Nvidia is currently worth more. Alphabet’s share…
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Apple Confirms Google Gemini Will Power Next-Generation Siri This Year
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - In a statement shared with CNBC today, Apple confirmed that Google Gemini will power the next-generation version of Siri that is slated to launch later this year."After careful evaluation, we determined that Google's technology provides the most capable f…
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Google pulls AI overviews for some medical searches
Terrence O’Brien / theverge - Earlier this month, The Guardian published an investigation that showed Google was serving up misleading and outright false information via its AI overviews in response to certain medical inquiries. Now those results appear to have been removed. According…
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Walmart and Google bet on AI agents to reshape how people shop online
Siamak Masnavi / coindesk - The retail giant said a new Gemini integration reflects a broader shift from search-based shopping to AI systems that can act on a customer’s behalf.
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Biggest change to Gmail in 20 years
news.com.au - Google has unveiled it will incorporate new AI tools to its popular email platform in a significant update that will impact billions of users. There are mixed reactions.
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YouTube Will Now Let You Filter Shorts Out of Search Results
BeauHD / slashdot - YouTube is updating search filters so users can explicitly choose between Shorts and long-form videos. The change also replaces view-count sorting with a new "Popularity" filter and removes underperforming options like "Sort by Rating." The Verge reports:…
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Gmail Users Just Got a Surprise Free AI Upgrade: What’s New
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google is expanding its use of Gemini inside Gmail, with several AI-powered features now available to users at no cost. According to Blake Barnes, Google’s vice-president of product for Gmail, Gemini tools that previously required a paid subscription are …
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Google Unveils Ambitious Gmail Overhaul, And It's All About AI
bgr - Gmail can be a much smarter tool if you enable its new AI features: Suggested Replies, Help Me Write, Proofread, AI Overviews, and AI Inbox are here.
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Google and Character.AI Agree To Settle Lawsuits Over Teen Suicides
BeauHD / slashdot - Google and Character.AI have agreed to settle multiple lawsuits from families alleging the chatbot encouraged self-harm and suicide among teens. "The settlements would mark the first resolutions in the wave of lawsuits against tech companies whose AI chat…
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Google and Character.AI to Settle Lawsuit Over Teenager’s Death
Natallie Rocha / nytimes - The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. chatbot.
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Motorola finally has a foldable to rival the Galaxy Fold 7 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold
digitaltrends - The Motorola Razr Fold will arrive in the coming months, and crucially before the rumored iPhone Fold.The post Motorola finally has a foldable to rival the Galaxy Fold 7 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Boston Dynamics unveils production Atlas designed for warehouses and factory floors
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Boston Dynamics is turning its humanoid robot Atlas into a commercial product. The first fleet ships to Hyundai in 2026, where the 1.9-meter-tall robot will handle heavy lifting in warehouses and factories.The article Boston Dynamics unveils production At…
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Boston Dynamics' New Atlas Robot Make Public Debut With Jaunty Human Walk
Katie Collins / cnet - Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics is also partnering with Google's DeepMind on AI, in a full-circle moment for the two companies.
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Google TV Is Getting Smarter and It’s Powered by Gemini
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google has announced new Gemini-powered features coming to Google TV, giving users more ways to interact with their TV using voice, photos, and natural language. The updates were previewed at CES 2026, where Google showed how Gemini will make Google TV mo…
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Google Photos Is Coming To Your TV, Starting With Samsung Models
bgr - Samsung is making it easier than ever to share photos and videos with guests by bringing a Google Photos experience to its TVs in 2026.
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